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Larry GriffinOctober 19, 2016

Shea Silverman, the lone challenger to Carlos Guillermo Smith in House District 49 this year, is going to be spending this weekend at the Orlando Maker Faire showing off a game console he made himself. He said he isn’t trying to tie the event to his campaign, but he does hope it will show voters he […]

Larry GriffinJuly 22, 2016

There are more than 300 candidates running for the 160 seats in the Florida House and Senate. And, try as we will, FloridaPolitics.com won’t be able to interview all of them. So we are asking every candidate, including incumbents, to complete a questionnaire we believe offers an interesting, albeit, thumbnail sketch of who they are and […]

Drew WilsonJune 7, 2016

Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith has crossed the six-figure fundraising mark in his campaign for the open House District 49 seat. Smith, the one-time Chief of Staff for former HD 49 Rep. Joe Saunders, raised $15,325 in May for a campaign total of $108,355. After expenditures, he entered June with just under $80,000 on hand. Most of the May […]

Mitch PerryMay 5, 2016

St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman has endorsed Carlos Guillermo Smith in the HD 49 race, and will be hosting a fundraiser for the Democrat. “While serving in the Florida House, I witnessed first-hand how Carlos can get things done,” said Kriseman, a former state House Democrat who represented St. Petersburg. “He knows his district and […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 10, 2016

Incumbent Republican Rep. Mike Miller increased his lead over his three Democratic challengers for House District 47 last month, while neighboring HD 49 is still only sporting a single candidate. Miller brought in $14,985 in January and only spent $826, leaving him with just over $79,000 on-hand in his re-election campaign. The 23 January contributions […]

Ryan RayJune 3, 2015

Recent developments in two House seats are helping to start defining the field in 2016’s slate of competitive legislative races. In the race to succeed term-limited Republican Speaker pro tempore Matt Hudson, a new candidate — the third to file so far — has emerged: Republican attorney Joseph Asher Davidrow opened a campaign account in the […]

Tag: HD 49

Independent candidate Shea Silverman talks about HD 49 race and his self-made game console

Meet Shea Silverman, NPA candidate running for House District 49

Carlos Smith maintains fundraising lead in HD 49, adds $15K in May

Rick Kriseman to host fundraiser for Carlos Guillermo Smith in St. Pete

Incumbent Mike Miller increases fundraising lead over challengers in HD 47 race

House races in HD 49, 80 beginning to take shape